Axis & Allies celebrates 25 years of strategy war gaming with the release of a deluxe theater-level game in December 2009. Axis & Allies Pacific 1940, designed and developed by Larry Harris, utilizes the updated rules established in A&A Anniversary Edition. Two new combat units debut in this game, Tactical Bombers and Mechanized Infantry. Australia and New Zealand, joined together as the ANZAC forces, debut as a new playable ally. China fields more forces than ever before, but needs all the help they can get from their allies the United States, ANZAC and the UK to withstand the might of Imperial Japan.

Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 features an oversized board that measures 35” wide by 32” high. With over 450 pieces, deluxe game components and local storage boxes, this game raises the standard established by A&A Anniversary Edition. All new rules for neutral nations, naval & air bases, kamikaze attacks and convoy disruption add even more depth and historical accuracy to this giant game.

Pacific 1940 details:

• Deluxe version of Axis & Allies Pacific originally released in 2001
• Stand alone game that can also combine with A&A Europe 1940
• Two new combat units: tactical bombers and mechanized infantry
• New power: ANZAC (Australia and New Zealand forces)
• Updated A&A rules as debuted in Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition